unshift

ʌnˈʃɪft

Definition of unshift - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

computer code

tr.

TECH.

add an element to the start of an array

tr.

TECH.

The function will unshift the new item to the array.

prepend

keyboard use

intr.

TECH.

release the shift key on a keyboard

intr.

TECH.

He unshifted after typing the capital letter.

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Origin of unshift

English, un- (reverse) + shift (move)

Examples of unshift in a sentence

The method will unshift the value into the list.
She unshifted to type the rest of the sentence.
After the capital letter, he unshifted quickly.

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French:préfixer, relâcher, ...
German:am Anfang hinzufügen, loslassen, ...
Italian:inserire all'inizio, rilasciare il tasto maiuscolo, ...
Spanish:añadir al principio, soltar, ...
Portuguese:adicionar ao início, soltar, ...
Chinese:在开头添加, 松开, ...
Japanese:先頭に追加する, シフトキーを離す, ...
Arabic:أَضَافَ إِلَى البِدَايَة, أَفْلَتَ مفتاح الشيفت, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹסִיף לִתְחִלַּת מַעֲרָךְ, לְשַׁחְרֵר אֶת הַשִּׁיפְט, ...
Russian:добавить в начало, отпускать Shift, ...
Ukrainian:додати на початок, відпустити Shift, ...
Hindi:शुरुआत में जोड़ना, शिफ्ट छोड़ना, ...
Bengali:শুরুতে যোগ করা, শিফট কী ছেড়ে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:afegir al principi, deixar anar la majúscula, ...
Czech:vložit na začátek pole, pustit Shift, ...
Danish:tilføje i starten, frigive, ...
Dutch:aan het begin van de array toevoegen, loslaten, ...
Greek:προσθέτω στην αρχή, αφήνω το shift, ...
Hungarian:előre beszúrni, felengedni a Shift billentyűt, ...
Khmer:បន្ថែមធាតុទៅខាងដើមអារេ, លែងចុចគ្រាប់ចុចប្តូរអក្សរ, ...
Korean:배열의 시작에 추가하다, 놓다, ...
Persian:افزودن به ابتدای آرایه, رها کرد, ...
Polish:dodać na początku tablicy, zwalniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):adicionar ao início, soltar o shift, ...
Romanian:a adăuga la începutul array-ului, a elibera, ...
Swedish:lägga till i början, släppa skifttangenten, ...
Thai:เพิ่มที่จุดเริ่มต้น, ปล่อยปุ่ม Shift, ...
Turkish:başa eklemek, bırakmak, ...
Vietnamese:thêm vào đầu, thả phím shift, ...

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